#742DB6#742DB6

#742DB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.202 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DB6
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 182)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 55.59, -59.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 81.48, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.1094 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.202 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5823, 8.9672, 45.1041)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DB6 #6FB62D

analogous

#302DB6 #742DB6 #B62DB4

triadic

#742DB6 #B6742D #2DB674

tetradic

#742DB6 #B6302D #6FB62D #2DB4B6

square

#742DB6 #B6302D #6FB62D #2DB4B6

split-complementary

#742DB6 #B4B62D #2DB630

monochromatic

#351554 #552185 #742DB6 #934DD3 #B07EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#742DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#742DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DB6

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DB6	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.202 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcd',
    500: '#742db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742db6;
$custom-light: #a26dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.095,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47263,
    "c": 0.20203,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DB6

secondary

#9EC877

accent

#E34491

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DB6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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